BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Despite a sluggish start from quarterback Nick Marshall, Auburn's offense bounced back, posting numbers that roughly match up with what the Tigers have done so far this season.

But Auburn's offense has to do a better job of taking care of the ball. In two SEC games, the Tigers have turned it over seven times, playing from a deficit in terms of takeaways.

On defense, Ellis Johnson was right. Auburn's trash plays have really hurt the defensive numbers. For example, Auburn's defense ranks in the top 20 nationally in both tackles-for-loss and passes defended, but the Tigers have also given up 60 plays of more than 10 yards so far this season.

Here's a look at Auburn's statistical profile after Saturday night's 35-21 loss to LSU, a game that puts the Tigers a third of the way through Gus Malzahn's first season on campus.